Near Arthur’s Pass 12,13,14 March 2021

Castle Hill, a nice day and doing some of the short walks. There are plenty of day walks you can do. View from our unit in Bealey Hotel; Castle Hill; Click on following link for more info about the Bealey Spur and Jordan Stream Bealey Spur and Jordan Stream circuit route Walking uphill through some … Continue reading Near Arthur’s Pass 12,13,14 March 2021

Lake Brunner January 2021

Moana Lake Brunner Jan 8 Moana Friday night after arriving; Went to Mitchells across Lake Brunner from Moana to walk the Bain Bay Walk; Bain Bay Walk Time: 2 hr 30 min returnDistance: 7.2 km return For the first kilometre, the track runs around the swampy lake margin mostly on boardwalk, with the option of walking on … Continue reading Lake Brunner January 2021

North Island sep okt 2020

Exerpt; "We visited this park, a boat took us across lake Ohakuri and from there a 90 minute board walk takes you through very interesting geothermal area's with geysers that erupt occasionally, unfortunately none of the geysers were active. You can see mudpools and lots of boiling water and one of the boiling pools is called "soda fountain" (see photo below), and there is a Cave you can walk too."